First time using the boring bar

paul_cpu said:
I am in Australia in Victoria, we are in lock down and the weather has been sad. Today I spent hours outside looking for stuff to "machine".
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I suggest you reduce the stick out of your bar from the holder to the bare minimum required for the bore depth, and kick up your feed rate so you produce chips that look like a coiled spring. Your accuracy and finish will greatly improve.
 
Thanks Mikey. Still learning so thanks for the tips. I'm still worried about the post hitting the spinning parts, and getting a view on what's going on. That was literally the first time I have use that bit. I'll do some more today and see how I go.
 
paul_cpu said:
I'm still worried about the post hitting the spinning parts, and getting a view on what's going on.
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This is why we have carriage stops. If you don't have one, make one. They are really useful for boring to precision depths.
 
Fforget the weather and start a new project that is absolutely a must have, and that is a carriage stop.
If you need it once, you'll need it again so here's a good one to copy from , it is a tried and true carriage stop by our very own Mikey:
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A Carriage Stop

A Carriage Stop (Originally made for an Emco Compact 8 Lathe) The carriage stop above was made for a good friend who is new to machining but does not own a milling machine so I designed and built it for him. I realize that most guys don’t own an Emco lathe but I think this one is generic...
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That's the thing, due to lock down my shed build is halted. My lathe in under my veranda for now. No light, and it's very cold. So day time only for me at the moment for me.

Yes I need to make this, as well as a carriage lock. I do not have a drill press or mill.
 
Until you get a mill, move your carriage to the max depth you want and put a Sharpie mark on the ways. When boring, stop when you reach it.
 
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